City Dog + Torus

CITY DOG

Born and bred in the coastal city of Brighton, City Dog is making waves in the UK punk scene with their gritty, authentic sound.

Lifelong best friends Deri and Keelan forged an unbreakable bond in secondary school, united by their shared passion for 90s grunge and punk. They spent their teenage years playing and performing under various names, but it wasn’t until lockdown that City Dog was born as a solo project, recorded by singer and guitarist Deri in his shed. Recognizing the immense potential, Deri and Keelan teamed up and fully committed to turning City Dog into something far bigger.

The Dogs first headline was a sixty cap at a local dive bar in their hometown. Word quickly spread from videos of the band online and before the first support had taken the stage two hundred eager punters came to catch the carnage. This was only the beginning...

TORUS

Having started life as a one-man bedroom project, Torus’ lineup would soon be completed by bassist Harry Quinn in 2020 and, latterly, drummer Jack Orr in early 2022, the trio coalescing around a shared desire to create music that could bang heads while moving feet, despite their differing musical backgrounds and influences that touch on everything from desert rock, to psychedelic prog and punk. “We all come from different places, but have a shared vision for the music we want to write,” Orr nods. “The sound of Torus is one that we aim to take simple, catchy hooks with good songwriting at their heart, and then make them heavy,” Alfie Glass explains. “I think Torus is the best version and clearest realisation of that aim that we’ve ever achieved.” Torus’s every move to date has been met with intrigue and acclaim – ahead of critically-lauded debut EP Sail, key tastemakers in the shape of Kerrang! and Classic Rock were championing their “brand of zero-bullshit hard rock” that delivers “gargantuan riffs and thick, monstrous grooves."